Cygwin/Git error cygheap base mismatch detected

Question

I have installed two windows servers with the latest versions of cygwin and git, and am trying to clone the git repository from S1, to S2. I can successfully ssh from S2 to

Answer 1

I know this is an old thread, but as it is the first result on this issue, I would like to add my resolution in the hope it helps someone else.

First, run cygcheck PROGRAMM, in my case, I had an issue with tar.exe so I ran: cygcheck tar the cygcheck command shows what DLL's are used.

Everything looked correct in cygcheck, so I decided, based on the comments of Jim Schneider, to switch from the 64bit version of Cygwin to the 32bit version, that ultimately solved my problem.